Moody High School

Overview

Student Enrollment

1,665

Best High School in Texas

#876

Rating

2 out of 10

Grades

9 to 12th grade

School District

CORPUS CHRISTI ISD

Type

Public

Phone

(361)878-7340

Location

1818 TROJAN DRCORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78416

Charter School

No

Moody High School has an academic rating well below the average for Texas high schools based on its low test performance and high AP course participation. It is ranked 876th in the best public high schools in Texas.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The Moody High School student body is almost exclusively Hispanic with a small White population and has extremely low racial diversity.

Race

Percent

Students

White

3.1%

52

Black

2.9%

49

Hispanic

92.9%

1,546

Asian Pacific

0.7%

11

Native American Indian

0%

0

Hawaiian Pacific Inlander

0%

0

Two or more races

0.4%

7

Family Income

vs. other Texas high schools

Lower 22.2%

61.4% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the Texas high school median of 41.7%. By this measure, MOODY H S students are largely lower income and rank 926th in Texas for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade

Students

Freshman

516

Sophomore

400

Junior

404

Senior

345

Total

1,665

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

66%

Rank in Texas

836th

Rating

2 out of 10

Students at Moody High School scored an average 66% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the Texas Education Agency. Performance is well below the
state high school median of 73% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the bottom 29.8% of Texas high schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender

Math Proficient

Reading Proficient

Girls

75% to 79%*

59%

Boys

70% to 74%*

53%

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup

Math Proficient

Reading Proficient

American Indian

-

suppressed*

Asian & Pacific Islander

-

suppressed*

Black

60% to 79%*

50% to 59%*

Hispanic

76%

56%

Multiracial

suppressed*

suppressed*

White

50% or more*

60% to 69%*

With Disabilites

60% to 79%*

30% to 34%*

Limited English

50% or more*

20% to 29%*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Scoring

Average SAT Score

839

The average SAT score for Moody High School students in 2015 was 839.

College Admission Test Participation

Upperclassmen taking ACT or SAT

27%

Rank in Texas

739th

Rating

2 out of 10

205 out of 749 junior and senior of students took either the ACT or SAT test (27%). College admission testing participation is well below the Texas median rate of 37% and in the bottom 24% for participation.

AP Course and Test Performance

AP Class Enrollment Rate

31%

AP Pass Rank in Texas

547th

AP Pass Rate Rating

1 out of 10

Moody High School offers 18 AP courses. 31 percent of grade nine through twelve students are enrolled in at least one AP class. The AP participation rate is in the 85% percentile and well above the median AP enrollment rate for all Texas schools of 17%.
Moody High School had 174 taking AP exams with a 24 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the 12% percentile and well below the Texas state median of 42 percent.

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